solliciteren
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch solliciteren, borrowed from Middle French [Term?] (whence French solliciter), borrowed from Latin sollicitare.
Pronunciation
Verb
solliciteren
- (intransitive) to apply (for a job)
- Ik ga solliciteren bij het postkantoor. ― I am going to apply for a job at the postal office.
- Ik ga solliciteren naar de positie van een postbode. ― I am going to apply for the position of a mailman.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to ask (for)
- Ben je naar klappen aan het solliciteren? ― Are you asking for a beating?
Usage notes
- In the sense "to apply for a job", the verb can take either of the prepositions voor ("for”) and naar ("towards”) to express the indirect object:
- Solliciteren naar een baan. ― To apply for a job.
- Solliciteren voor een baan. ― To apply for a job.
- In the sense "to ask for", the verb can only take the preposition naar:
- Solliciteren naar ontslag. ― To ask for a sacking.
- The preposition bij ("at”) can be used to express the authority where one applies for a job:
- Solliciteren bij de bioscoop. ― To apply for a job at the cinema.
- The preposition op ("on”) can be used to express a certain invitation one is accepting by applying for a job, like an advertisement or a request:
- Solliciteren op een advertentie. ― To apply for a job as a response to an advertisement.
Conjugation
Conjugation of solliciteren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | solliciteren | |||
past singular | solliciteerde | |||
past participle | gesolliciteerd | |||
infinitive | solliciteren | |||
gerund | solliciteren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | solliciteer | solliciteerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | solliciteert, solliciteer2 | solliciteerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | solliciteert | solliciteerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | solliciteert | solliciteerde | ||
3rd person singular | solliciteert | solliciteerde | ||
plural | solliciteren | solliciteerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | sollicitere | solliciteerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | solliciteren | solliciteerden | ||
imperative sing. | solliciteer | |||
imperative plur.1 | solliciteert | |||
participles | solliciterend | gesolliciteerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Related terms
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “solliciteren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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